HUMAN RIGHTS

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• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 189 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 189th day. The hunger strike launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 168 days and in Greece for 151 days.
• Three kolbars killed and 13 injured in May 

  Four kolbars died and 13 were injured on the border line of Federate Kurdistan Region in May.
• HDP: 30 million people in Turkey live below poverty and hunger line  

  The HDP said that the hunger rate in Turkey has risen to one of the highest levels in history and that 30 million people live below the poverty line.
• Şenyaşar family, 84 days seeking justice 

  The Şenyaşar family continues to seek justice in front of the Urfa Courthouse for the 84th day.
• Mother of a prisoner banned from visitation for speaking Kurdish 

  The mother of a prisoner held in Amed has been banned from visiting for six months because she asked a fellow inmate how he was doing in Kurdish. The officially lifted language ban continues to exist in practice.
• The Şenyaşar family's vigil for justice reaches day 83 

  The Şenyaşar family continue their vigil for justice in Urfa and said that they won’t give up their search for justice.
• Report on Turkey’s crimes in NE Syria sent to international institutions 

  A report containing many documents and images regarding crimes of the Turkish state, which was prepared by Euphrates Region Human Rights Organisation, was sent to international institutions.
• Lawyer Çelebi: Turkish state does not abide by its own law 

  Lawyer Serdar Çelebi represents numerous clients participating in the hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Turkish prisons, which has been continuing since the end of November. The state does not abide by its own legislation, he said.
• Prisoner Ateş: They put us in isolation cells for joining the hunger strike 

  Prisoner Ibrahim Ateş stated that they were put in a solitary cell because they went on hunger strike and their basic needs were not met.
• 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner brought to hospital in handcuffs again 

  83-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan, jailed in Diyarbakır D Type Closed Prison, was brought to the hospital in handcuffs.
• UN rights chief urges Libya, EU, to protect migrants crossing the central Mediterranean 

  Act to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea, Bachelet urges Libya and EU.
• Dede denies minister Soylu’s claim that there is no torture 

  Ümit Dede of the HDP said that Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s claim that there had been no torture during his office was a deliberate misrepresentation.
• Hunger strikes in prison reach day 181 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 181st day. The hunger strike launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 160 days and in Greece for 143 days.
• 768 jurists say Öcalan should be allowed to see his lawyers 

  On the initiative of the ÖHD, 768 lawyers have signed a declaration to support the fulfilment of Abdullah Öcalan's demand for a contact with his lawyers "as the most fundamental civil right".
• 83-year-old ill prisoner Özkan handcuffed to hospital bed 

  83-year-old Kurdish prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan was hospitalized in Amed six times within eight days because of his poor health. Once in hospital he was handcuffed to the bed.
• Şenyaşar family: Murderers walk freely among us 

  The Şenyaşar family has been in resistance against the murderous state for 78 days. The family said, "The murderers are walking around freely; we will continue to fight."
• 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner hospitalized 

  Mehmet Emin Özkan, jailed in Diyarbakır D Type Prison despite serious health problems, was hospitalised again. The 83-year-old has been in prison for 25 years and has suffered five heart attacks and angiography four times so far.
• Iranian Court sentences human rights defender to prison and lashes 

  A court in Iran sentenced human rights defender Nergis Muhammedi to 2 and a half years in prison and 80 lashes.
• Şenyaşar family: We will achieve justice  

  The Şenyaşar family, who has been carrying out a justice vigil for 76 days in Urfa, called to unite against the persecution and said, "We will achieve justice even if it is difficult."
• 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Özkan's condition worsening 

  83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan is in severe condition. Özkan was hospitalized 4 times in 4 days.
• 'Human Rights Agenda in the Post-pandemic Era' Symposium kicks off today  

  The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) organised an international online symposium called 'Human rights agenda in the post-pandemic era'. The symposium opens today and will last three days. Keynote speech today by philosopher Etienne Balibar.
• HDP pays visit to Şenyaşar family 

  HDP Derik and Mazıdağı district organization executives visited the Şenyaşar family which is holding a justice vigil in Urfa province.
• The Şenyaşar Family sits for the 72nd day in front of Urfa courthouse demanding justice 

  The Şenyaşar Family has been carrying out the vigil for justice for 72 days. The family emphasized once again that the murderers of their relatives are free and called on the public to stand by them.
• ECtHR convicts Turkey in RedHack case for violation of freedom of expression and press 

  Arrested for having reported on the hacked emails of the then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Albayrak, journalists Kanaat and Öğreten will be paid damages as the ECtHR has concluded that their freedom of expression and press was violated.
• Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar begin 71st day of vigil for justice  

  Emine and her son Ferit Şenyaşar said: "We will not lose our hope" and called for solidarity on the 71st day of their vigil for justice.